"We won't come out there like that again," he said. "I'm going to play hard, and it's going to start with me. And if other guys aren't playing hard, coach (Kenny) Natt is going to see that -- including myself. It's time to start making people accountable, because that was just an embarrassment tonight."

Before the Kings won for just the second time in 13 games Sunday over Dallas, their last five losses had come by an average of 5.6 points. In other words, the hoops version of demolition derby was no more, and the Kings had been reinstated into the actual NBA.

But the routs returned against the Magic, who set an NBA record by hitting 23 three-pointers (on 37 attempts) while they shot 60.5 percent overall (49 of 81).

Jameer Nelson hit all five of his threes, J.J. Redick and Keith Bogans hit four, and Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis hit three apiece. But it was Jeremy Richardson, a reserve who played fewer than seven minutes in all, whose three from the left wing with 2:21 remaining was the history-making 22nd.

The previous record was 21, set by Toronto when it faced Philadelphia on March 13, 2005.

The rub for the Kings was the Magic kept rubbing it in, with starter Courtney Lee on the floor until the end alongside the sharpshooting reserve Bogans.

The Magic shot 10 threes in the fourth despite leading by 22 points entering the period, with a Bogans three with two minutes left extending their piece of history and infuriating the humiliated Kings.

"I saw that (they continued shooting threes), and it kind of (ticked) me off a little bit," Kings swingman Francisco Garcia said. "(But) that's the price we've got to pay. We weren't playing no defense."

The Magic, which extended its league-best road record to 15-5, enjoyed the ease with which it dominated the Kings.

In a fourth quarter moment that surely led to Garcia's frustration, he asked Howard, as the Magic center sat on the bench, for the ball so he could inbound it. Howard pretended to shoot the ball and launched it over Garcia's head some 10 feet away, the fake attempt serving as a rare miss while Garcia shrugged his shoulders as he walked away.

The laughs continued in a raucous Magic locker room afterward, as Howard provided the antics and comedy as the team watched its televised highlights.

"We're a joke right now," said Martin, whose 30 points doubled that of the team's second-highest scorer (Garcia, 15). "That's how people look at us. They keep on launching threes and still have one of their best players out on the court. You should be pretty angry about that."

There were records falling by the end of the first quarter, when the Magic's seven threes set an Arco record for one period. It continued from there, with the Magic not only leading 75-56 at halftime but setting an Arco record and Kings opponent's record for threes in a half by hitting 13 (on 19 attempts).

The double whammy came in the form of Howard, who had 15 of his 25 points and 11 of his 15 rebounds at the break. Kings coach Kenny Natt said the game plan called for the Kings to avoid overhelping defensively on Howard so they could guard the perimeter. It was, to be sure, a plan that went unexecuted and led to a virtual Kings' execution.

"Never in my life have I played against an opponent that shot that (well) from the three," Kings center Spencer Hawes said. "It was just an unbelievable display from long range."

UP NEXT Kings AT Warriors When: 7:30 tonight. TV: CSN.

TONIGHT'S GAME Kings (9-30) AT Warriors (11-28) Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland. TV: CSN. Radio: KHTK (1140 AM); KAHI (950 AM).

Outlook: This is the second of four meetings between the two struggling Northern California teams, with the Kings having won the first matchup 115-98 on Nov. 9 at Arco Arena. Kevin Martin led all scorers in that game with 27 points, but center Andris Biedrins provided a spark for Golden State with 16 points and 18 rebounds.

Warriors update: Golden State stopped a five-game losing streak with a 120-117 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. The Warriors' bench has been a bright spot. Reserves have scored 30 or more points in 16 of their past 24 games. That includes eight games of 40-plus points and one game of 50-plus.

Warriors injuries: G Marco Belinelli (sprained right ankle, out); C Stephen Jackson (strained right hamstring, out); F Brandan Wright (partial dislocation, left shoulder, out); G Marcus Williams (flu, questionable).

Kings injuries: None.

Probable starters Kings No. / Player / Pos. 19 / Beno Udrih / PG 23 / Kevin Martin / SG 15 / John Salmons / SF 34 / Jason Thompson / PF 52 / Brad Miller / C

Warriors No. / Player / Pos. 6 / Jamal Crawford / PG -- / TBA / SG 7 / Kelenna Azubuike / SF 50 / Corey Maggette / PF 15 / Andris Biedrins / C

-- Melody Gutierrez

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